Kevin Luan Vu

US Patent:

20080076089, Mar 27, 2008

Filed:

Sep 21, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/526887

Inventors:

Kevin Vu - San Jose CA, US

International Classification:

A61C 17/00

US Classification:

433143

Abstract:

A disposable, double-ended, non-metallic dental scaler for personal use made of plastic, resin or another resilient material, comprising a handle and two dental picks projecting axially from either end of the handle. The dental pick includes a stem and an intermediate section projecting from the stem, terminating in a tapered tip. The tips are resilient and softer than conventional metallic tips used by professional dental practitioners. The two tips on the either ends of the handle are equally and oppositely angled with respect to the intermediate sections connected thereto. Due to this angled construction, one of the tips is used for cleaning on the right side of inter-proximal spaces between adjacent teeth while the other tip on the opposite end of the handle is used for cleaning on the left side of inter-proximal spaces.